As clashes between Saudi Arabia and the Iran-backed Houthis intensified, sources with knowledge of the matter reported sending a number of Syrian military forces to Saudi Arabia to provide advice and training.
At the same time, at least 30 people were killed in a ground attack on a market in Taiz province in Yemen, for which the Houthi forces and the Yemeni government are mutually responsible.
These developments occurred after Syrian President Ahmed Sharia's visit to Riyadh on Wednesday and his meeting with Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia.
A senior American official said that Washington is asking Damascus to act carefully, because Syria's direct participation in the war in Yemen could involve the country in a wider regional war.
Syria became a close ally of Saudi Arabia and the United States after the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad's government in 2024.